Elections

It took Ted Cruz three months to raise $10 million for his campaign for president, a springtime sprint of $1,000-per-plate dinners, hundreds of handshakes and a stream of emails asking supporters to chip in a few bucks. One check, from one donor, topped those results. New York hedge fund magnate Robert Mercer's $11 million gift to a group backing the Texas Republican's White House bid put him atop a tiny group of millionaires and billionaires whose contributions already dwarf those made by the tens of thousands of people who have given to their favorite presidential candidate. An Associated Press analysis of fundraising reports filed with federal regulators through Friday...

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HARTFORD — Secretary of the State Denise Merrill has appointed Litchfield lawyer and longtime League of Women Voters of Connecticut leader Christine Horrigan to the position of election monitor for Hartford. Horrigan is tasked with making sure the...

The State Elections Enforcement Commission voted June 25 to go to court to enforce a subpoena that the state Democratic Party has defied rather than hand over the party's records of communications between Gov. Dannel P. Malloy and top aides about...

BERLIN – Qualifying petitions are available for anyone who wants to run for five board of education seats up for election in November on the non-partisan board.The petitions are at the town clerk office. Petitions are required because the school board...

MIDDLETOWN — In recent election finance reports, Mayor Daniel Drew has unsurprisingly far outpaced Councilwoman Sandra Russo-Driska as the two accelerate their campaigns for mayor.Drew, a Democrat, raised $86,616.89 as of June 30, and Russo-Driska, a...

Secretary of the State Denise Merrill named Christine Horrigan, an attorney and Connecticut League of Women Voters leader, the Hartford election monitor.
Horrigan, of Litchifeld, will ensure that city elections, including the upcoming September...

MIDDLETOWN — The emergence of new candidates for board of education in the November election will lead to a change in leadership and several new faces.Of nine candidates from both parties, eight are new to running for office. Only Republican Cheryl...

"Despertaron al Mounstro Boricua" ["The Puerto Rican Monster has awakened"] Elvis Tejada wrote this week in the online newspaper Identidad Latina, summing up the political moment in Hartford and the most exciting summer movie not...

WETHERSFIELD — Republicans endorsed all four GOP incumbents plus two newcomers for town council this week as well as a slate of first-time candidates for school board.Republican Town Chairman Rich Roberts said he is optimistic about the party's chances of...

HARTFORD — Coming out of their nominating convention Monday, the Democrats have a candidate for mayor and six candidates for the city council. And not a single incumbent among them.
After endorsing challenger Luke Bronin for mayor over incumbent Pedro...

MANCHESTER — Both the Republicans and the Democrats are running a strong mix of incumbents and newcomers for seats on the board of directors and the board of education in November.
During committee meetings Monday night, both parties selected four...

HARTFORD — Democrats on Monday endorsed mayoral candidate Luke Bronin, a lawyer and relative newcomer to Hartford, forcing incumbent Pedro Segarra to put his hopes for re-election on a September primary.
Before voting opened, Segarra, who had been...

MIDDLETOWN — The Republican town committee on Monday night endorsed Councilwoman Sandra Russo-Driska to run against Mayor Daniel Drew in November.
The Republicans also nominated a slate of experienced candidates to run for common council, including three...

ENFIELD — Republican board of education member David Wawer said Monday that he will not seek re-election this fall because a new job in the past year has made it difficult for him to engage in board activities.Wawer, 61, said "many activities of...

NEW BRITAIN — Republican leaders this week named four newcomers and one incumbent as their planned slate for five citywide seats on the common council in the fall election.The selections aren't official until Republicans formally nominate candidates...

WETHERSFIELD — A confident Democratic caucus nominated candidates Thursday for school board and town council, including Mayor Paul Montinieri. "I couldn't be more excited tonight because we have a great slate of candidates, not a good slate, but a...

Midsummer mysteries bedevil politics and government at all levels. Let's begin with poor Bridgeport. Connecticut's largest city is in the midst of municipal elections, always a time for its political class to showcase the bewildering madness that seems to...

BERLIN – Five people – three incumbents and two current school board members – were picked Thursday by the Democratic Town Committee to lead the November slate as its town council candidates.Endorsed unanimously were incumbents Rachel Rochette, William...

PLAINVILLE – The three town council incumbents, plus two political veterans, were chosen Thursday by the Democratic Town Committee to top its fall slate for municipal office.The five are incumbents Quinn Christopher, Chris Wazorko, Patrick Kilby and...

EAST HARTFORD — The town's Republican and Democratic town committees elected candidates Thursday night for the November election.The Democratic slate will be headed by incumbent Mayor Marcia Leclerc, who announced earlier this year her intent to seek a...

MIDDLETOWN — Democrats Thursday night endorsed Mayor Daniel Drew to run for a third term in the coming municipal election, and endorsed candidates for common council, board of education, planning and zoning and other offices that includes many...